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Bailout to End All Bailouts?

Bailout to End All Bailouts?

Genius.

Minority Leader Boehner says taxpayers should help BP foot the bill for cleaning up the Gulf.

I think the problem here for BP is that at least with the banks there was a good argument that the collapse of one or more major banks would cause a systemic and catastrophic shock to the real economy. Not seeing that with BP getting in money trouble.

Josh Marshall

Josh Marshall is editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo.com.

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